When thou shinest in the royal city,

the rich man is sated with good things,

even the poor man disdains the lotus;

all that is produced is of the choicest;

all plants exist for thy children.

If thou refusest nourishment,

the dwelling is silent, devoid of all that is good,

the country falls exhausted ...

O Nile, come (and) prosper!

O thou that makest men to live through his flocks,